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... Seven Cosis of Nepál . SECTION XII - Some Accounts of the Systems of Law and Police as recognised in the State of Nepal . SECTION XIII . - The Native Method of making the Paper denominated Hindustan Népálese . SECTION XIV . -Pre ...
... Seven Cosis of Nepál . SECTION XII - Some Accounts of the Systems of Law and Police as recognised in the State of Nepal . SECTION XIII . - The Native Method of making the Paper denominated Hindustan Népálese . SECTION XIV . -Pre ...
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... seven acts on the history of Rama , written by Sundara Misra in 1599 A.D. " The com- position possesses little dramatic interest , although it has some literary merit . " - Wilson . ĀCHĀRA . 6 Rule , custom , usage . ' The rules of ...
... seven acts on the history of Rama , written by Sundara Misra in 1599 A.D. " The com- position possesses little dramatic interest , although it has some literary merit . " - Wilson . ĀCHĀRA . 6 Rule , custom , usage . ' The rules of ...
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... seven but cast away the eighth , Mārttānda ( the sun ) . ” These seven were the Adityas . In the Yajur - veda Aditi is addressed as " Supporter of the sky , sustainer of the earth , sovereign of this world , wife of Vishnu ; " but in ...
... seven but cast away the eighth , Mārttānda ( the sun ) . ” These seven were the Adityas . In the Yajur - veda Aditi is addressed as " Supporter of the sky , sustainer of the earth , sovereign of this world , wife of Vishnu ; " but in ...
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John Dowson. 4 ADITYA - AGASTYA . seven , having cast away the eighth , Marttanda ( the sun ) . In after - times the number was increased to twelve , as representing the sun in the twelve months of the year . Aditya is one of the names ...
John Dowson. 4 ADITYA - AGASTYA . seven , having cast away the eighth , Marttanda ( the sun ) . In after - times the number was increased to twelve , as representing the sun in the twelve months of the year . Aditya is one of the names ...
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... seven tongues , each of which has a distinct name , for licking up the butter used in sacrifices . He is guardian of the south - east quarter , being one of the eight loka- palas ( q.v. ) , and his region is called Pura - jyotis . In a ...
... seven tongues , each of which has a distinct name , for licking up the butter used in sacrifices . He is guardian of the south - east quarter , being one of the eight loka- palas ( q.v. ) , and his region is called Pura - jyotis . In a ...
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According Aditi Adityas Agni Arjuna Asuras Aswins Avatara Bala-rāma became Bhagavata Bharata Bhima Bhishma Bhrigu Bibliotheca Indica birth born Brahman Brihaspati brother called celebrated chariot curse Daitya Daksha Dasa-ratha daughter of Daksha deity demon descended Devi Dhrita-rashtra divine drama Draupadi Drona Dur-yodhana earth edited father female fire forest Gandharvas Ganges gave goddess gods Hari-vansa heaven Hindu horse husband hymns incarnation India Indra Kasyapa Kauravas killed king Krishna Kshatriya Kuvera Lakshmana legend Linga lord Lunar race Maha-bharata Manu Meru mother mountain Nala nymph ocean Pandavas Pandu Parasu-rāma personified Pitris poem Post 8vo Prajapati priest princes Raja Rakshasa Rāma Rama's Rāmāyana Ravana represented Rig-veda Rishi river Rudra sacrifice sage Sanhita Sanskrit Saraswati Satapatha Brahmana says serpent seven Sītā Siva Solar race Soma sons sprang story Sutras told translated Upanishad Varuna Vasishtha Vayu Vedas Vedic verses Vishnu Purana Viswamitra Vyasa wife worship Yadavas Yama Yudhi-shthira